Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, Panská 1, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic Tel. +420 221 411 011, 221 411 022 www.kviff.com FINAL PRESS RELEASE August 28 th 2021 The 55 th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a non-specialized festival with two competitive categories, took place from August 20 th to August 28 th this year. It was organized by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a.s., with Jiří Bartoška as president of the festival and Karel Och as an artistic director. The 56 th Karlovy Vary IFF will be held from July 1 st to July 9 th 2022. On August 28 th 2021, the festival’s juries presented awards for the best films at the closing ceremony of the 55 th Karlovy Vary IFF. CRYSTAL GLOBE COMPETITION CRYSTAL GLOBE JURY Eva Mulvad, Denmark Marta Nieradkiewicz, Poland Christos Nikou, Greece Christoph Terhechte, Germany GRAND PRIX – CRYSTAL GLOBE (25 000 USD) The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the award-winning film. As Far as I Can Walk / Strahinja Banović Directed by: Stefan Arsenijević Serbia, France, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Lithuania, 2021 SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (15 000 USD) The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the award-winning film. Every Single Minute / Každá minuta života Directed by: Erika Hníková Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2021 BEST DIRECTOR AWARD Dietrich Brüggemann for the film Nö Germany, 2021 BEST ACTRESS AWARD Éléonore Loiselle for her role in the film Wars / Guerres Canada, 2021 BEST ACTOR AWARD Ibrahim Koma for his role in the film As Far as I Can Walk / Strahinja Banović Serbia, France, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Lithuania, 2021
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Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, Panská 1, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic Tel. +420 221 411 011, 221 411 022
www.kviff.com
FINAL PRESS RELEASE
August 28th 2021
The 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a non-specialized festival with two competitive categories,
took place from August 20th to August 28th this year. It was organized by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary,
a.s., with Jiří Bartoška as president of the festival and Karel Och as an artistic director. The 56th Karlovy Vary
IFF will be held from July 1st to July 9th 2022. On August 28th 2021, the festival’s juries presented awards for
the best films at the closing ceremony of the 55th Karlovy Vary IFF.
CRYSTAL GLOBE COMPETITION
CRYSTAL GLOBE JURY
Eva Mulvad, Denmark
Marta Nieradkiewicz, Poland
Christos Nikou, Greece
Christoph Terhechte, Germany
GRAND PRIX – CRYSTAL GLOBE (25 000 USD)
The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the award-winning film.
As Far as I Can Walk / Strahinja Banović
Directed by: Stefan Arsenijević
Serbia, France, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Lithuania, 2021
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (15 000 USD) The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the award-winning film.
Every Single Minute / Každá minuta života
Directed by: Erika Hníková
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2021
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD Dietrich Brüggemann for the film Nö
Germany, 2021
BEST ACTRESS AWARD Éléonore Loiselle for her role in the film Wars / Guerres
Canada, 2021
BEST ACTOR AWARD Ibrahim Koma for his role in the film As Far as I Can Walk / Strahinja Banović
Serbia, France, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Lithuania, 2021
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SPECIAL JURY MENTION The Staffroom / Zbornica
Directed by: Sonja Tarokić
Croatia, 2021
SPECIAL JURY MENTION Vinette Robinson for her role in the film Boiling Point
United Kingdom, 2020
SPECIAL JURY MENTION Jelena Stanković for cinematography in the film As Far as I Can Walk / Strahinja Banović
Serbia, France, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Lithuania, 2021
PRÁVO AUDIENCE AWARD Zátopek
Directed by: David Ondříček
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2021
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EAST OF THE WEST COMPETITION
EAST OF THE WEST JURY
Alise Ģelze, Latvia
Atanas Georgiev, Macedonia
Michal Hogenauer, Czech Republic
Tonia Mishiali, Cyprus
Ariel Schweitzer, France
EAST OF THE WEST GRAND PRIX (15 000 USD) The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the award-winning film.
Nuuccha
Directed by: Vladimir Munkuev
Russia, 2021
EAST OF THE WEST SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (10 000 USD) The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the award-winning film.
Sisterhood / Sestri
Directed by: Dina Duma
North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, 2021
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
Intensive Life Unit / Jednotka intenzivního života
Directed by: Adéla Komrzý
Czech Republic, 2021
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CRYSTAL GLOBE FOR OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD CIN-
EMA Michael Caine, Great Britain
FESTIVAL PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO CZECH
CINEMATOGRAPHY Jan Svěrák, Czech Republic
FESTIVAL PRESIDENT’S AWARD Ethan Hawke, USA
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NON-STATUTORY AWARDS
AWARD OF INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS Awarded by The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI).
At this year’s edition of Karlovy Vary IFF the FIPRESCI prize was awarded in memory of Jan Foll (1951–
2021), an unmistakable persona of Czech film criticism who influenced several generations of young
journalist.
FIPRESCI JURY
Birgit Beumers, United Kingdom
Eirik Bull, Norway
Adéla Mrázová, Czech Republic
Exam / Ezmûn
Directed by: Shawkat Amin Korki
Germany, Iraqi Kurdistan, Qatar, 2021
THE ECUMENICAL JURY AWARD
THE ECUMENICAL JURY
Pierre-Auguste Henry, France
Angelika Obert, Germany
Joel Ruml, Czech Republic
As Far as I Can Walk / Strahinja Banović
Directed by: Stefan Arsenijević
Serbia, France, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Lithuania, 2021
ECUMENICAL JURY COMMENDATION
The Staffroom / Zbornica
Directed by: Sonja Tarokić
Croatia, 2021
FEDEORA AWARD For the best film from East of the West Competition section.
FEDEORA JURY
Natascha Drubek-Meyer, Germany
Mihai Fulger, Romania
Nino Kovačić, Croatia
Otar's Death / Otar's Death
Directed by: Ioseb "Soso" Bliadze
Georgia, Germany, Lithuania, 2021
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FEDEORA JURY SPECIAL MENTION
Intensive Life Unit / Jednotka intenzivního života
Directed by: Adéla Komrzý
Czech Republic, 2021
EUROPA CINEMAS LABEL AWARD For the best European film from the Crystal Globe Competition and East of the West Competition.
Europa Cinemas Label Jury
Linda Arbanová, Czech Republic
Erika Borsos, Hungary
Gregor Janežič, Slovenia
As Far as I Can Walk / Strahinja Banović
Directed by: Stefan Arsenijević
Serbia, France, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Lithuania, 2021
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KVIFF EASTERN PROMISES WINNERS: WORKS IN PROGRESS, WORKS IN DEVE-
LOPMENT – FEATURE LAUNCH AND FIRST CUT+ AT KARLOVY VARY IFF 2021
Due to the situation related to Covid-19, the projects selected for KVIFF Eastern Promises 2021 were pre-
sented online before the festival, from July 28 to August 12. A total of 29 projects were showcased across 3
programs.
WORKS IN PROGRESS
JURY
Martina Bleis, Germany
Uldis Cekulis, Latvia
Yohann Comte, France
Esra Demirkiran, Turkey
Michaela Patríková, Czech Republic
Works in Progress is a platform for feature films in post-production or late production stage from Central
and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, ex-USSR countries, the Middle East and North Africa, which will premiere
after the Karlovy Vary IFF. For the very first time this year, Works in Progress 2021 has merged fiction and
documentary films under one program, and a total of 12 projects were pitched. The winner was awarded a
prizeconsisting of post production services from UPPand Soundsquare Furthermore, two projects were
awarded 5.000 EUR each for their further development, sponsored respectively by TRT and KVIFF.
WORKS IN PROGRESS POST-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT AWARD
An Owl, a Garden and the Writer (Iran, France)
Directed by: Sara Dolatabadi
Producers: Amir Naderi, Sara Dolatabadi, Farhad Mohammadi (associate producer)